Glossary

an area of sea and seabed (which can include intertidal areas) designated under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) for the purpose of conserving marine flora and fauna or geological or physiographic features of special interest and/or providing opportunities for study and research. The designation can be applied throughout UK territorial waters; sites designated already are Lundy MNR (England), Skomer MNR (Wales), Strangford Lough MNR (Northen Ireland) (Anon, 2001).

GESAMP, 1995. Biological indicators and their use in the measurement of the condition of the marine environment. ( IMO/FAO/UNESCO/WMO/WHO/IAEA/UN/UNEP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection, GESAMP Reports and Studies No. 55.

Marine Life Information Network (MarLIN), 2007. Glossary. Available from <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/sah/glossary.php?simple=on>

Mills, E.L., 1969. The community concept in marine zoology, with comments on continua and instability in some marine communities: a review. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 26, 1415-1428.